Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division of Nueva Ecija
TALAVERA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Roxas Street, Pag-asa District, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, 3114
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S.Y. 2020–2021
COMMUNITY ENGAGEEMENT SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Typologies in the Community
Based on the book of (Abenir and Alipao 2016), a community can be referred to
either in terms of geographic boundary, shared common interest, or emotional and
spiritual connection. Communities come in different types depending on the quality of
human association, the scope of its geographical boundaries, functions of subdivisions,
and avenues of social interaction
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft are ideal types of social organizations that were
systematically elaborated on by German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies in his influential
work Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (1887; Community and Society).
Gemeinschaft, or communal society, refers to human associations that are
characterized by being intimate, informal, caring, homogenous, and group welfare
oriented.
Gesellschaft or associational society pertains to human associations that characterized
by being impersonal, formal, rational, heterogenous, and individualistically oriented.
Simply put, gemeinschaft are types of communities that are governed by informal and
loose relationship while gesellschaft are types of communities that are governed by
formal and rigid relationship.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division of Nueva Ecija
TALAVERA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Roxas Street, Pag-asa District, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, 3114
When a community is viewed as a shared political territory and heritage,
it can be classified into three types: urban, rural, and suburban.
CLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNITIES
Urban communities are cities of big
towns where there is a large, highly dense,
and heterogeneous population. There is
not much open space in urban areas for
vegetation, but space is maximized to
build public and private infrastructure
such as houses, business establishments,
road networks, bridges, railways, airports
and the like. The division of labor is
complex, and the people’s occupational
specialization could be industrial,
